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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:15 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Federal court issues injunction against SKF in dispute with RBC Bearings</title>
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<description>Swedish bearings maker&amp;rsquo;s U.S. operation barred from distributing Connecticut bearing manufacturer&amp;rsquo;s Nice bearings line</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Techtronic Industries could challenge Black &amp;amp; Decker</title>
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<description>The Hong Kong-based power tools manufacturer, led by ex-Black &amp;amp; Decker president Joseph Galli Jr., is positioned to take market share from its Maryland-based rival</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 07:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Building Material Holding Corp.&amp;rsquo;s 1Q sales plummet 37 percent</title>
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<description>Building materials distributor posts $355 million in 1Q sales and a net loss of $34 million; announces plans to streamline operations and shutter unprofitable business units that employ 700 people</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 06:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>PT/MC sales slide 8 percent in March</title>
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<description>Sales for U.S. distributors of power transmission and motion control products fell 7.6 percent in March, according to the Power Transmission Distributors Assn.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 06:39:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Grainger&amp;rsquo;s April sales rise 13 percent</title>
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<description>Broad-line MRO distributor&amp;rsquo;s daily sales increase 13 percent; branch-based sales increase 11 percent</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 06:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Home Depot begins construction on new distribution center</title>
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<description>The McCalla, Ala., facility will employ more than 200 people when it is completed late this year.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>UPDATE: 3M to sell software business, buy environmental monitoring equipment maker</title>
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<description>Industrial conglomerate agrees to sell its HighJump Software unit to private equity firm Battery Ventures; inks deal to purchase Quest Technologies</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:27:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Womack Machine Supply buys Applied International Motion</title>
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<description>Hydraulic, pneumatic and automation equipment distributor acquires California motion control products and systems distributor</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:17:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>WinWholesale opens new Florida Winnelson store</title>
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<description>Plumbing supplies distributor debuts new location in Ocala, Fla.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Haydon Enterprises buys Kerk Motion Products</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6558909.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>Motion control products manufacturers announce merger</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>ITW to buy Enodis for $2.3 billion</title>
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<description>Diversified manufacturer agrees to acquire British food equipment manufacturer; possible bidding war with Manitowoc Co. could ensue</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 06:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>GE Consumer &amp;amp; Industrial to cut 450 jobs</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6558644.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>General Electric Co. division plans to eliminate 140 positions, lay off another 110 and not fill about 200 empty positions</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:35:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Schneider Electric to buy Chilean electrical manufacturer</title>
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<description>French electrical products manufacturer agrees to acquire wiring device maker Marisio</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>The Electrical Report (May 7, 2008)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:35:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Economic growth sustainable for the rest of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6558210.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>Manufacturers indicate they expect revenues to increase slightly this year, according to the Institute for Supply Management&amp;rsquo;s Semiannual Economic Forecast</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 07:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Emerson's 1Q sales rise 12 percent</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6557796.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>Diversified manufacturer posts $6 billion in 1Q revenues; net earnings rise 21 percent to $598 million</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:46:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>HD Supply White Cap opens warehouse in Minnesota</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6557772.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>Twin Cities&amp;nbsp;location boosts building materials distributor's&amp;nbsp;Midwest footprint</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Interline Brands' first-quarter&amp;nbsp;sales slip 2.1 percent</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6557746.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>MRO distributor posts&amp;nbsp;1Q sales of $289 million;&amp;nbsp;</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:50:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Sales rise 25 percent for Airgas in 2008</title>
<link>http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6557718.html?rssid=264</link>
<description>Industrial gases distributor posts revenues of $4 billion in 2008; net earnings surge 45 percent to $223 million</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Bon Tool Co. buys Wha-Lite Corp.</title>
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<description>Construction hand tool maker acquires masonry tool manufacturer</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 10:27:00 PDT</pubDate>
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